Delbert Mann
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Delbert Martin Mann, Jr. (born January 30, 1920 Lawrence, Kansas) American television and film director. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He was married to Ann Caroline Mann from 1941 until his wife's death in 2001.
From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America.
He won the Academy Award for Directing the film Marty.
| Preceded by Elia Kazan for On the Waterfront |
Academy Award for Best Director 1955 for Marty |
Succeeded by George Stevens for Giant |
